Mumbai Belongs To Maharashtra, “Not To Anyone’s Father”: Devendra Fadnavis

Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis stated nowadays that Mumbai belongs to the nation and “now no longer to every body’s father”, strongly condemning the “make Mumbai a Union Territory” commentary via way of means of Karnataka minister J Madhu Swamy. Maharashtra, he stated, will write to Karnataka and Union Home Minister Amit Shah approximately the issue. Union minister Shah might be asked to reprimand such “motormouths,” he added.
Amid the raging boundary dispute, Mr Madhu Swamy had made a robust assault on Maharashtra withinside the legislative assembly.

“It is being stated that they (Maharashtra leaders) have taken a choice and stated that Belagavi ought to be declared a Union Territory, I need to inform the ones humans that there are or 3 such towns withinside the u . s . which may be made Union Territories… Mumbai is the pinnacle of them. It turned into like a Union Territory in the course of Mumbai or Bombay presidency… if the ones humans need the coolest of the u . s ., then display a large coronary heart and announce that Bombay might be made a Union Territory,” he had stated.

Karnataka Chief Minister Basvaraj Bommai stated, “we are able to now no longer deliver even an inch of our land”. Speaking withinside the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly nowadays, Mr Fadnavis stated the nation’s emotions might be conveyed to the Karnataka authorities and Union Home Minister Amit Shah.

“Mumbai belongs to Maharashtra and now no longer to every body’s father,” Mr Fadnavis turned into quoted as announcing via way of means of information employer Press Trust of India. “We will now no longer tolerate every body staking declare over Mumbai and we are able to positioned forth our emotions earlier than the Karnataka authorities and Union domestic minister,” he stated, said PTI.

Leader of the Opposition Ajit Pawar had flagged the issue, naming the Karnataka minister. “(Bharatiya Janata Party MLA) Laxman Savadi stated Mumbai belongs to Karnataka and has rubbed salt at the Marathi humans’s wounds,” he had stated.

At a assembly among the leader ministers of the 2 states with Amit Shah in advance this month, it turned into determined that no clean declare might be made via way of means of both birthday birthday celebration even as the problem turned into pending withinside the Supreme Court, he stated.

“The remarks via way of means of Karnataka MLAs or the Karnataka Congress president are opposite to what turned into determined. We will now no longer tolerate any declare staked on Mumbai. We condemn this,” Mr Fadnavis stated.

The Karnataka leaders’ response got here after each Houses of the Maharashtra legislature had unanimously handed a decision on Tuesday to “legally pursue” the inclusion of “each inch” of the land of Belgaum, Karwar Bidar, Nipani, Bhalki towns and the 865 Marathi-speakme villages in Karnataka into the western nation Mr Shinde, who had moved the decision, additionally condemned the comments via way of means of Karnataka leaders.